AZ ONE

Aliases: Bad Co., PHK, UA
Started: 1972 Primary affiliations: WS, TED
Local origin: Bronx Main lines: 2s, 5s, 6s

AZ grew up on 182nd Street in the Bronx. He first became involved in graffiti in the mid 1970s. He was influenced by writers like SUPER SLICK 181, MICHAEL 182 and ULTRA KOOL 182. AZ later moved to the Wakefeild section of the Bronx to an apartment with an excellent view of the 2s and 5s. Names like BLADE, PEACE 108, AJAX fuled his passion for writing. In the late '70s AZ partnered with TOE. He was also a member of the United Artist crew. They frequented layups like Esplanade. AZ did his last subway work with an old school writer STONED ONE aka BILL in 1981.